Where does “xfeed” come from?
xfeed (English) comes from English X, from English Christ, from Middle English Crist, from Old English Crīst, from Latin Chrīstus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
Ancestry of “xfeed”, step by step
xfeed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English X
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | X | An unknown quantity or unknown value; A variable... |
| 2 | English | Christ | A figure or other artistic depiction of Jesus... |
| 3 | Middle English | Crist | (Jesus) Christ |
| 4 | Old English | Crīst | Christ |
| 5 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
via English crossfeed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crossfeed | The process of blending the left and right... |
| 2 | English | cross- | exchange; switch; across; Indicating... |
| 3 | Irish | cros- | cross- |
| 4 | Irish | cros | cross; crosspiece; trial, affliction |
| 5 | Old Irish | cros | cross |
| 6 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |